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Rough Mussel, Modiola pilcatula.
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near Vanderbilt/Barnard Halls, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Bergers Glen, section 9, town 6, range 5E, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, US
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New South Wales, Australia
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Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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A tall weed with variable leaf shape and yellow or white flowers. It also has stinging hairs on the stems. Widely encountered in Africa, here in central Tanzania.
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Todos los Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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[Syn. Hibiscus hannerae]Kokio keokeo or Small Kauai white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Both the native red and white hibiscuses were grown near their houses for their flowers by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Hibiscus is derived from hibiscos, the Greek name for mallow. The specific epithet waimeae refers to the Waimea Canyon, Kauai, where this species is found.The subspecies hannerae was named by the botanist couple Otto and Isa Degener for Mrs. Ruth Knudsen Hanner, a supporter of their work on Kauai.NPH00023
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_waimeae_hannerae
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Kokio, hau hele ula or Cooke's kokiaMalvaceaeAn endemic Hawaiian genus (Molokai only; now extinct in the wild)IUCN: Extinct in the WildOahu (Cultivated)Trunk. Above the graft scar is Kokia cookei; below the scar, it has been grafted on to Kokia drynarioides.Hawaiian name is from hau, an introduced hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), perhaps by early Hawaiians. Hau hele ula literally means "red traveling hau."Kokia is an endemic Hawaiian genus of four species, with one species (K. lanceolata on Oahu) probably extinct and the existing three critically endangered.This species is so rare that uses by early Hawaiians are not known. However, the two very rare remaining species, Kokia drynarioides (Hawaii Island) and K. kauaiensis (Kauai), were also formerly used by the early Hawaiians and so this species may have had similar uses as well. The flowers were used to make spectacular lei. The flower petals made pink and lavender dyes. Sap from the bark produced a dark red waterproof dye for fishnets. The dual-purpose resinous dye would extend the life of the fishing nets and the red color underwater is nearly invisible to fish, thus the fishermen could catch more. Medicinally, the bark was also used to cure thrush.Kokia drynarioides and K. kauaiensis have helped to save Kokia cookei from total extinction. Kokia cookei survives by grafted scions (a shoot with a bud) on rootstock from either of its two close relatives. Efforts are being made by micropropagation and from few viable seeds to help save this species, one of the planet's rarest plants.EtymologyThe generic name Kokia is derived from kokio, the Hawaiian vernacular name for these species.Botanists Otto & Isa Degener notes this regarding the name: "Lewton believes the vernacular name comes from ko-ki, " 'The extremety; the end of the tree; a very high place. The native name of the these trees, kokio, possibly relates to the habitat.' "The sepcific epithet, cookei, was named by Otto Degener for Mr. and Mrs. George P. Cooke, long time residents of Molokai, who have materially aided in its preservation.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu
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Family:MalvaceaePink hibiscus , photographed at Velugonda hills of Eastren ghats in Andhra Pradesh.Local name: Konda patti.Distribution: Limited to Penisular India. A large shrub,2-3mts tall,Leaves 6-12x 4-10 cm , cordate, 3-5 lobed, leaf margins sinuate, flowers 5-8 cm across, bright rose with dark purple throat, Epicalyx foliaceous, equal to calyx lobes, pedicel 3-5 cm long jointed near the apex, Capsule depressed,globose, hispid, seeds black, glabrous2-3mm across.Refrence: Flora of the Presidency of Madras by J.S. Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana &A.S.Rao.
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Glyfada, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Los Vilos, Coquimbo Region, Chile
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Flowers of Sterculia guttata from Sterculiaceae. The flowers, as can be seen, are densely hairy. It is said that in times of need, seeds of the fruits are roasted and eaten.
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Orpen, Mpumalanga, South Africa